There Go I is a short story collection by Bill VanPatten. The book opens with the titular tale "There Go I," where a man observes a cantankerous old woman at a grocery store who reminds him of his childhood abuse. "Leaving" is the story of...

'Til All These Things Be Done is a dramatic slice-of-life novel by Suzanne Moyers set in 1918 Texas. Leola Rideout was just a teenager when her father, Frank Rideout, lost his arm in a fateful accident in the local town sawmill. Frank leaves his family...

Katherine is disappointed when Phillip, her husband, is called into work on his first day off in two years. The lonely housewife had been so looking forward to this time off that she did not notice the chaos unfolding around her. Her reverie was broken...

Kathryn is researching earthquakes under the Antarctic Plate at McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Over the last six months, the tremors have become worse. Kathryn receives a seismograph reading showing an earthquake on its way to Antarctica. This can cause mountains of ice to fall into...

Princess Vayle by Timothy Swiss follows the story of two children, betrothed at birth, who must face perilous times to find happiness. After the death of the king and his loyal subject Sir Marticus, their surviving heirs were left in the care of Demetrius and...

Élise is born into a world ravaged by political violence. She watches as the authorities brutalize her parents and all she can do as a baby is wail and run. Her guardian angel scoops her up and takes her to safety. By age forty, Élise...

Music From a Strange Planet: Stories by Barbara Black is a work of fiction and a short story anthology in a variety of subgenres. It is best suited to the adult reading audience or mature YA readers. In this varied and enjoyable collection, the author...

In the Vanishing Hour by Sarah Beth Martin is an interesting book that skips back and forth between the 1950s and its revealing conclusion in the 1970s. The story is set in Norumbega, Massachusetts, near the Charles River. The narrative tells of two drownings. Mac,...

The Persimmon Tree Narrative by Michael Brookshire reminds us that we all need someone to talk to, someone who understands all of our thoughts, our fears, and our hopes and dreams. For Mike, that someone was the persimmon tree adjacent to his back porch. Yes,...

Conjunction: A Visionary Space Opera for Spiritual Science Fiction Lovers is a work of fiction in the science fiction subgenre and it forms the first novel of The Wise Society series. It is best suited to the adult reading audience and was penned by author...